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Pistachio Shortbread

#C4B474

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.07:1Fails

Black text

9.55:1AAA

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About Pistachio Shortbread

Pistachio Shortbread (#C4B474) is a mid-tone muted yellow. Its RGB value is 196, 180, 116 and its HSL value is 48°, 40%, 61%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Pistachio Shortbread, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#C4B474 · #7484C4

Analogous

#C48C74 · #C4B474 · #ACC474

Triadic

#C4B474 · #74C4B4 · #B474C4

Split complementary

#C4B474 · #74ACC4 · #8C74C4

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